ANOTHER COP PLAYS DOCTOR ON THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA ISSUE

Another cop playing doctor, "Medical marijuana worries QC Enforcement
group" (Sept. 1). Cannabis does not have a single documented overdose
fatality and would cost significantly less than most pharmaceuticals,
however, folks who make their living enforcing cannabis prohibition
might lose some funding. People like Chris Endress I guess feel this
is a matter of job security so they oppose it.

In fact medical cannabis patients would prefer to get their medicine
in a safe and legal market rather than turn to illegal drug dealers.
Plus, medical cannabis patients are not looking to abuse this program
because it is a pilot program lasting only three years, and if there
were abuses the program wouldn't be renewed. Thus, it is in the
patients' best interest to make sure nobody is abusing this program.

Furthermore, those with drug felonies would not be allowed to operate
a medical cannabis organization despite what Mr. Endress would have
people believe. Also, the legislation has been amended to allow only
three mature plants for a two-month supply of medicine. All in all,
lawmakers

should do what is right and protect medical cannabis patients by
passing Senate Bill 1381 in Illinois because it is immoral to continue
arresting ill members of our society.

Dan Linn,

executive director,

Illinois Cannabis Patients Assoc.